| "Here we are again," JC sighed as they stood at her gate. "I hate saying good-bye to you." "I do, too, but this is only until Monday then we leave together on Tuesday for 5 whole, uninterrupted days." "Yay!" He held both of her hands in his as they stood by the large window. He leaned forward to kiss her and wrapped her arms behind her. After their smooch ended, he pressed his forehead to her's. "You call me tomorrow if you don't feel sexy at the shoot," he grinned. "Cause I think you're DEAD SEXY." "Whatever. You just want to hear how far up my ass the outfit is riding." "Ha! You read my mind." "They're gonna ask about you and our relationship. Are you OK with that?" "Yeah as long as you're not too specific with certain details," he said and kissed her again. "Will they ask a lot about Tomb Raider?" "No, it'll mostly be about Southern Passion." "That's the one with Will Smith, right?" "Yeah. It opens on the 4th of July weekend." "I'll have to see if I can join you." She grinned and kissed him before saying, "That week you have shows in San Diego on Monday and Tuesday then you're off Wednesday then a show in San Francisco on Thursday then you're off until Sunday. Johnny said he could free up your photo shoot Saturday morning in LA, but you'll probably have to do it on Sunday." "Very cool." Her flight was called and tears threatened. He hugged her tight until they couldn't wait any longer then kissed her hungrily. "I love you, baby." "I love you, too. See you in a few days," she sniffed then ducked into the tunnel. ************ The next morning, Kelci parked JC's Jeep outside the warehouse where her photo shoot was scheduled then climbed out with Rock meeting her at the front of the SUV. She looked refreshing in her jeans and baby-tee with her vibrant green eyes hidden behind her light blue sunglasses. "Hello, Kelci," Herb Ritz greeted excitedly with a warm hug. "Always a pleasure to see you." "And you. You remember my security, Rock. I hope you don't mind him tagging along," she smiled and eased the photographer into the idea. "Not at all. Welcome, Rock. Now, Kelci...I envision sexy but elegant with a hint of wild innocence...really capture the true you." "We can certainly try." They headed over to the stylist who was already pulling things off the rack. The three finally agreed on a black sparkly tube top and semi-short skirt with 4-inch black stilettoes. Then Kelci gave in and agreed to the purple bikini top which was quickly paired with tight black shiny leather pants and boots. The last outfit was a short green dress with gold heels. "Let's talk hair and make-up," Herb said as he ushered her to the pair waiting for her. "Mark Warton and Deb Phillips." "Ms. Andrews," Mark started as they shook hands. "Kelci, please." "Kelci....man, I knew you had great eyes, but....WOW!" "Thank you." "I'm thinking we'll straighten the curls and maybe spice it up with a few colored pieces for the dress," Deb added. "We'll do dramatic make-up around the eyes for that one," Mark stated. "Let's get started." Forty five minutes later, Deb was finished with the main part of her hair and Mark set to work on her make-up. Rock handed her a bottle of water then her ringing cell phone and she giggled. "Just keep it out of my way," Mark laughed. "Hiya, handsome. How's it going?" "Hiya, baby," JC laughed. "It's lonely without you, but I'm handling it. We're on a lunch break." "Ah. Wade kicking your ass?" "A little, but I can handle it. Two more days after today then we go away." "Yay! Rock is probably sick of hearing me yabber on about it, but....oh well. You should see Gina. Her tummy is popped out and she's always munching on something. She's so cute and Rock is so doting." "I bet," he chuckled. "So, what stage are you at?" "Uh....Mark is powdering me and my hair is pretty much ready....few pins to remove. It's straight and has pieces of green. Very different." "Very hot, baby. Sounds almost...exotic." "Whatever. You're biased," she laughed and switched ears as Mark moved to her left side. "And alone." "Not for long so don't pout." "Oh, OK," he sighed playfully. "Well, I should head back in so they have plenty of time to rag on me." She laughed then said, "OK. We'll chat again soon." "Call when you get home tonight." "OK, but I'm having dinner with Rock and Gina so I may just call on my cell." "OK. Love you, baby." "I do you, too. Does that make sense?" Both laughed then hung up. |